EDD has been a springboard for the ideas and interventions of political leaders and world-renowned authorities on development. Heads of State, Nobel Prize laureates, business leaders, and development professionals – whether from European headquarters or the field – are all encouraged and helped to meet, debate, and innovate in order to achieve tangible results at the European Development Days. Some of the notable visitors the Forum has welcomed in recent years are listed below (N.B. all job titles reflect the position held by the individual during the EDD forum attended and not necessarily their current position).